►Isaiah / Chapters 1-66

OT/NT: Old Testament (1)
 
SECTION: Books of the Major Prophets (2)
 
PLACEMENT: The Book of Isaiah is the 23rd book of the Old Testament and the 23rd book of the Holy Bible (3). It is the 1st of 5 books in the Major Prophets section.
 
AUTHORS (a): Isaiah 1:1 identifies the author of the book of Isaiah as the Prophet (4) Isaiah (5).
 
TIMELINE (b): The book of Isaiah was written between 739 BC and 681 BC. See our Bible Timeline (6) for more info.
 
SUMMARY (b): The book of Isaiah reveals God’s judgment and salvation. God (7) is “holy, holy, holy” (Isaiah 6:3), and therefore He cannot allow sin (8) to go unpunished (Isaiah 1:2; 2:11-20; 5:30; 34:1-2; 42:25). Isaiah portrays God’s oncoming judgment as a “consuming fire” (Isaiah 1:31; 30:33).
 
At the same time, Isaiah understands that God is a God of mercy (9), grace (10), and compassion (Isaiah 5:25; 11:16; 14:1-2; 32:2; 40:3; 41:14-16). The nation of Israel - both Judah (11) and Israel (12) - is blind and deaf to God’s commands (Isaiah 6:9-10; 42:7). Judah is compared to a vineyard that should be, and will be, trampled on (Isaiah 5:1-7). Only because of His mercy and His promises to Israel, will God not allow Israel or Judah to be completely destroyed. He will bring restoration (13), forgiveness (14), and healing (15) (43:2,16-19; 52:10-12).
 
More than any other book in the Old Testament, Isaiah focuses on the salvation that will come through the Messiah (16). The Messiah will one day rule in justice (17) and righteousness (Isaiah 9:7; 32:1). The reign of the Messiah will bring peace and safety to Israel (18) (Isaiah 11:6-9). Through the Messiah, Israel will be a light to all the nations (Isaiah 42:6; 55:4-5). The Messiah’s kingdom on earth (Isaiah chapters 65-66) is the goal toward which all of the book of Isaiah points. It is during the reign of the Messiah that God’s righteousness will be fully revealed to the world.
 
In a seeming paradox, the book of Isaiah also presents the Messiah as One who will suffer (19). Isaiah chapter 53 vividly describes the Messiah suffering for sin. It is through His wounds that healing is achieved. It is through His suffering that our iniquities are taken away. This apparent contradiction is solved in the Person of Jesus Christ. In His first advent, Jesus was the suffering servant of Isaiah chapter 53. In His second advent, Jesus will be the conquering and ruling King, the Prince of Peace (Isaiah 9:6).
 
APPLYING ISAIAH TO MY LIFE (b): The book of Isaiah presents our Savior to us in undeniable detail. He is the only way to Heaven (20), the only means of obtaining the grace of God, the only Way, the only Truth, and the only Life (John 14:6; Acts 4:12). Knowing the price Jesus (21) paid for us, how can we neglect or reject “so great a salvation”? (Hebrews 2:3). We have only a few, short years on Earth to come to Christ and embrace the salvation only He offers. There is no second chance after death, and eternity in Hell (22) is a very long time.
 
Do you know people who claim to be believers in Christ who are two-faced, who are hypocrites? That is perhaps the best summary of how Isaiah viewed the nation of Israel. Israel had an appearance of righteousness, but it was a facade. In the Book of Isaiah, the Prophet Isaiah challenges Israel to obey (23) God with all of their heart, not just on the outside. Isaiah’s desire was that those who heard and read his words would be convicted to turn from wickedness and turn to God for forgiveness and healing.

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FOOTNOTES:
  (1) https://www.marionmannaproject.com/old-testament
  (2) https://www.marionmannaproject.com/ot-major-prophets
  (3) https://www.marionmannaproject.com/the-good-news
  (4) https://www.marionmannaproject.com/prophets-of-the-bible
  (5) https://www.marionmannaproject.com/isaiah-1
  (6) https://www.marionmannaproject.com/bible-timeline
  (7) https://www.marionmannaproject.com/God-of-the-bible
  (8) https://www.marionmannaproject.com/sin
  (9) https://www.marionmannaproject.com/mercy
(10) https://www.marionmannaproject.com/grace
(11) https://www.marionmannaproject.com/southern-kingdom-of-judah
(12) https://www.marionmannaproject.com/northern-kingdom-of-israel
(13) https://www.marionmannaproject.com/restoration
(14) https://www.marionmannaproject.com/forgiveness
(15) https://www.marionmannaproject.com/healing
(16) https://www.marionmannaproject.com/jesus-the-messiah
(17) https://www.marionmannaproject.com/justice
(18) https://www.marionmannaproject.com/israel
(19) https://www.marionmannaproject.com/crucifixion-of-christ
(20) https://www.marionmannaproject.com/Heaven
(21) https://www.marionmannaproject.com/jesus-christ
(22) https://www.marionmannaproject.com/hell
(23) https://www.marionmannaproject.com/obedience
(24) https://www.marionmannaproject.com/jeremiah
(25) https://www.marionmannaproject.com/listing-by-city
(26) https://www.marionmannaproject.com/the-gracious-visitor
(27) https://www.marionmannaproject.com/bible-studies
(28) https://www.marionmannaproject.com/christian-education
(29) https://www.marionmannaproject.com/discipleship
 
PAGE CREDITS:
(a) Bible Gateway, New International Version (NIV) Bible, accessed September 18, 2020, https://www.biblegateway.com/
 
(b) Summary of the Book of Isaiah, Got Questions Ministries, accessed January 19, 2021, https://www.gotquestions.org/Book-of-Isaiah.html
 
(c) Copyright Policy, Got Questions Ministries, accessed January 11, 2020,
https://www.gotquestions.org/about.html
 
(d) Videos, Milestones, Blogs & Poster, BibleProject, accessed September 29, 2020,
https://www.bibleproject.com/terms/#use
 
EXTERNAL RESOURCES:
(e)  How Do I Convert to Christianity?, Got Questions Ministries, accessed January 12, 2020, https://www.gotquestions.org/convert-to-Christianity.html

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